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1990Final results

1990 election for California Assembly District 45

California State Assembly · California

Burt Margolin (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Elizabeth Michael (R) by 36.2 points.

Burt MargolinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.2%50,494
29.0%22,470
Owen StaleyPeace and Freedom
5.8%4,527
77,491 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1990

Races before and after

EvenD+32.01984D+41.21986D+41.61988D+36.21990D+38.51992D+37.01994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET